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Decision Quotes
"Each of us has the right and the responsibility to assess the roads which lie ahead, and those over which we have traveled, and if the future road looms ominous or unpromising, and the roads back uninviting, then we need to gather our resolve and, carrying only the necessary baggage, step off that road into another direction. If the new choice is also unpalatable, without embarrassment, we must be ready to change that as well."
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"The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions."
173
"If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences."
167
"I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
76
"If one knows only what one is told, one does not know enough to be able to arrive at a well-balanced decision."
71
"Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn."
69
"I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore."
68
"What I would pay much more attention to are the few points where the player can inadvertently make a career decision. Most players end up back-tracking, though some actually enjoy this."
67
"Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results."
65
"He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision."
65
"I very much prefer the balance in a scene to standing out and so you have to make a decision."
65
"I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one."
64
"Declaring independence was the most traumatic decision I had to live up to. Because I didn't want to do it."
60
"I realized that no, no one would actually come to save or even stop me, I had absolutely no choice. The scale tipped: the moment not doing it became more difficult and unbearable than just doing it."
60
"In Hungary acting is a profession. In America it is a decision."
58
"You can start on a clean slate or make excuses, but you can't do both."
58
"You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation."
57
"We're making our decisions - or so we think. Yet in truth, ignorance, greed, and the scourge of immediate gratification are often the things that are making them. So if we're going to truly live well, maybe the first thing we need to decide is who's deciding."
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"The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision."
56
"Do not only think about it, but feel about it, also, before taking appropriate action."
56
"Another thing that was unique about working on this stuff was that I was engineering it. I used many of the things I had learned while I was away from the band. It sort of vindicated my decision to leave in '87."
55
"I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a priest or about the major directions my ministry has taken me... I have been and am happy as a priest, and I have never been lonely... I could have used a bit more solitude."
55
"Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played little or no role, I believe, in this decision to explore theory!"
53
"The best way to move forward is to stop."
53
"He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's."
53
"Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made."
51
"In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move."
51
""Yield" was completed in 1997 and released in 1998. In the spring of 1997, I had made a decision to stop taking medications that I had been taking daily since 1988."
50
"We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a tremendous rate, and this decision means that we can now prepare to welcome the world's best athletes to a fascinating place."
50
"One of the most empowering things about being human is the fact that a single choice can change the entire direction of our lives. What are you choosing for yourself?"
50
"But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a decision, you are in a weaker position than the member states, because they know more about the situation than you. We gave information, but they never gave us any information."
50
"Aching all over, we reached level ground again, and Mr. Christy withdrew his claims, and agreed that no road anywhere else could possibly be so bad as a Mexican road; a decision which later experiences only served to confirm."
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